In support of the Mareeba Shire not-for-profit sector, Council monitors grant funding made available by other organisations.
The grant opportunities below provide key details about a selection of current and reoccurring grants with a community focus.
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We’re thrilled to announce that Expressions of Interest for Artlands 2026 are now open.
This is your invitation to be part of something genuinely different – a curated national gathering that brings together artists, cultural workers, facilitators, thinkers and collaborators from across regional Australia for three days of deep listening, bold ideas and collective imagining.
70 grants are available to ensure artists and practitioners from across the country — including those in regional, remote and isolated communities — can attend.
Expression of Interest open Now until 5:00pm, Thursday 14 May 2026
Guidelines: DOWNLOAD GUIDELINES.pdf
Submit EOI: Artlands26 EOI – Regional Arts Australia
Established in 1998, Artlands is Regional Arts Australia’s signature national gathering and a cornerstone of our people and place-led approach. As regional Australia continues to change, Artlands provides a vital forum to reflect, connect and respond – surveying the contemporary regional cultural landscape while strengthening a national network of artists, arts workers and advocates.
Artlands is designed to be responsive, contemporary and strategically positioned – championing best practice, encouraging meaningful exchange and supporting collaboration across sectors and communities.
Strengthening Rural Communities
There are two streams of funding available within the Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) Program: Small and Vital and Prepare and Recover.
FRRR’s Small & Vital program supports thriving, resilient, and sustainable remote, rural and regional communities across Australia. In particular, priority will be given to projects that:
RAF Quick Response Grants aim to support arts or cultural projects and individual professional development activities that cannot be funded by other means because of their nature of timing. Regional artists, arts organisations and communities can apply for funding up to $3,000 for individuals and $5,000 for organisations, for expenses such as artist fees, travel costs, materials, venue and equipment hire, insurance and administrative costs. Quick response grants are open ten times per year not including December or January. The next rounds are:
For more information, please visit: Community Futures Fund | CleanCo Queensland
Applications are accepted all year round and reviewed twice a year (post 31 January and 31 July) by a committee comprising local volunteers.
The fund is designed to share the financial benefits of the wind farm with not-for-profit groups, associations and clubs that make a positive difference to the local community.
Organisations with projects within a 50km radius of the Mt Emerald Wind Farm and 40km of the Windy Hill Wind Farm are eligible to apply for a grant from the fund.
The John Villiers Trust’s granting is aligned to the strategic goals of building partnerships and strategic relationships with communities. Funding is available for charitable organisations with DGR status for projects that enhance the wellbeing and development of children and youth in rural Queensland and demonstrates potential outcomes across more than one area of social need e.g. health, social welfare, education, disability. Applications reviewed regularly, no closing dates.
More information: Home – The John Villiers Trust
Grants support projects that enhance and maintain the vitality and diversity of the Australian natural living environment.
Grants between $2,000 and $15,000 are available through the Small Environmental Grant Scheme which supports flora and fauna conservation projects, including monitoring, community education, capacity building and research.
The next round is to be announced.
More information: Wettenhall Environment Trust
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